Tuesday, September 26, 2006

EUREKA -- Robin Arkley, local businessman and well-known donor to conservative political causes, has given $137,000 to support Proposition 85, the “Life on the Ballot” initiative.

The measure would require that teenagers seeking an abortion notify their parents. It is similar to Proposition 73, which failed last November at the ballot. Arkley also financially supported the previous initiative.

Brian Morrissey, Security National spokesman, said Arkley's donations are about protecting their children.

”Obviously, we all want to protect our children, and in most cases, Rob and Cherie think that giving parents a notice of their child's upcoming medical procedure will help parents do just that,” he said.

Parents can provide medical history, which would allow doctors to provide the best possible care to their children, he said. Also, parents will be ready to help their child get prompt physical or emotional care if issues arise.

”This notice is balanced by giving the child the right to petition the juvenile court for a waiver,” Morrissey said. “In a confidential proceeding, she can ask the court to find that notifying her parents is not in her best interests.”

Support from the affluent community for this measure is nothing new, said Steve Smith, campaign manager for the “No on 85” campaign.

”Arkley's actually a minor example of it in this campaign,” said Smith.

James Holman of San Diego, owner of a string of conservative Catholic newspapers, pumped $1.25 million into Proposition 73, and this year has given more than $2 million to support Proposition 85. “Holman happens to be extraordinarily active in the anti-abortion movement,” said Smith, who opposes the measure because he said it hurts those that are most vulnerable.

”We think it puts our state's most vulnerable teenagers at real risk,” he said. “The government can't mandate good family communication.”

In most families, a daughter would tell the parents, he said. In a home where that doesn't happen, there's often a good reason, he said, and forcing girls to go back and deal with a bad situation puts them at risk.

He also said it's part of an effort to slowly erode abortion rights.

Paul Labaucher of the “Yes on 85” campaign said donors to the initiative are simply people who are concerned about their families. He pointed to the amount of money raised by the competition -- through such groups as Planned Parenthood -- and said the total dwarfs that of his own campaign.

According to the California Secretary of State's website, between Jan. 1 and June 30, the Arkleys gave a total of $766,200 to state races.

According to the website www.politicalmoneyline.com, each member of the Arkley family seems to support the same candidates.

Robin and Cherie and their daughters Allison and Elizabeth have all given to the Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania; Richard Pombo for Congress; David McSweeney for Congress: America's Foundation; Rick Santorum for U.S. Senate; and the Republican National Committee.

All told, according to the website, the family gave $150,000 to the Republican National Committee in the current 2006 election cycle.

Morrissey reiterated that each member of the family decides on their own who they support.

”Like many American families, they discuss politics and issues around the dinner table but they all make their own decisions,” he said.

$00,000. to the far right. He is entitled to give money where he wants, but don't act like he does not have a political agenda. And if he does, they you better believe he uses the Eureka Reporter to further his agenda. His gal Judy Pollack is like minded and quick to do is bidding for him.

As for parental notification, I understand his own daughter notified him, so I guess he has a right to expect everyone's to do the same.

$00,000. to the far right. He is entitled to give money where he wants, but don't act like he does not have a political agenda. And if he does, they you better believe he uses the Eureka Reporter to further his agenda. His gal Judy Pollack is like minded and quick to do is bidding for him.

As for parental notification, I understand his own daughter notified him, so I guess he has a right to expect everyone's to do the same.

Anonymous Arkley-lover said...

2:02 You are vile to post allegations you can't possibly have any knowledge of. Shame on you.

I suppose that the truth is pretty vile sometimes, but it's the truth nonetheless.

2:02 Its great that you got upfront with your 700,000$ post we know where your priorities are...seems like money envy is at the top of your list.

When that isn't *quite* enough you sink to a lower level and post something no one outside the family would know even if it were true and most readers can smartly assume that it is not true.

You are to be pitied on any level.First as a lowlife for posting slanderous mean comments about a child you don't know.

Second as a subhuman for not coming up with any viable reason why the Arkleys should not be allowed to support political causes they believe in.

I do not support your right to disagree if it is not in righteous discussion of facts.

State why you would disagree with supporting conservative causes in an honest way. Or stay off the blogs with your polution. This blog and others will make more of a statement if you stick to civil debate.

Arkley is satanic! A satanic capitalistic zionistic Nazi! He's trying to wipe out the homeless population and destroy their culture by bringing J-O-B-S to Humboldt! Is there no end to his evil? Well screw you Arkley! You may be able to bring jobs here but you'll never make us die hard homeless work!

Barbara wise up! Charles Douglas and Nick Bravo have nothing to do with this site. In fact, those two are in Arkley's pocket. They sold their souls not for money or fame but for the chance to do evil. The evil of helping Arkley to turn Eureka and the rest of Humboldt county into a place like San Francisco...full of tall buildings, parking lots, starbucks, big box stores, and tech jobs. They hope to one day be staning with Arkley in a skyscraper looking out over Humboldt Bay and laughing at those of us who hve lost our rural way of life.

I think this is a stupid blogsite, a waste of time. All about one family? How ridiculous! I know them and can't believe anyone would want to say such mean things about a minor, and spend time whining about the rest of the family. ho-hum